5 Best Large Screen Laptops for Seniors in 2018

Not all laptops have to be as compact as possible. Sometimes, the comfort that comes with having a large screen and a full-sized keyboard with a proper numpad is more important than portability or even performance. For this article, we’ve selected 5 best large screen laptops suitable for seniors and anyone else who wants a comfortable laptop that can be used for multiple hours without any fatigue.

Even though the ASUS VivoBook Pro is a proper 17.3-inch laptop with a full-sized keyboard and powerful hardware, it doesn’t feel nearly as bulky and heavy as most 17-inch laptops do. That’s because it’s only 0.8 inches thick and weighs just 4.6 pounds, making it one of the most portable laptops in the 17-inch category.

Because ASUS was smart when speccing the laptop, the ASUS VivoBook Pro offers fantastic performance for the price. It has an Intel Core i7-8550U processor, 16 GB of memory, over 1 TB of storage space, and a capable graphics card from Nvidia for playing games and enjoying high-definition content. The laptop also has a Full HD panel with WideView technology and a long-lasting lithium polymer battery with fast charging.

The ASUS VivoBook Pro can be a full-fledged desktop replacement thanks to its extensive connectivity options, which include USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, LAN, and SD card ports. And with the laptop’s dual-coil, front-mounted stereo speakers, you can enjoy favorite movies or TV shows anywhere and anytime.

Like so many other laptops from HP, the Envy 17-u110nr may not amaze with its design, but it’s guaranteed to amaze with its reliability, durability, and value. It’s one of only a few traditional 17-inch laptops with a Full HD IPS touch-enabled display. The extra input method adds a whole new dimension of interactivity with the laptop, allowing you to send handwritten notes, comfortably navigate the web with your whole hand instead of just your wrist, and play games optimized for mobile devices where touch is the only available input method.

The HP Envy 17-u110nr has an Intel Core i7-7500U processor, 12 GB of memory, a 1 TB hard drive, and a dedicated graphics card from Nvidia. The laptop’s large battery can power it for nearly 8 hours, and the dual speakers supplied by Bang & Olufsen deliver an uncompromised audio experience.

Some of the most noteworthy additional features of the HP Envy 17-u110nr include its built-in DVD-writer, webcam, backlit keyboard with a 10-key numpad, and media card reader. If you want a laptop you can depend on and that can handle anything you throw at it, the HP Envy 17-u110nr is a safe bet.

Large convertible laptops combine the utility of traditional 17-inch laptops with the convenience of multimedia-oriented tablets, and the Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 is our favorite large convertible laptop for 2018. When you need to get some work done, you can use it in laptop mode and type with ease on its large, backlit keyboard with a dedicated numpad. And when you’re done with work, and it’s time to relax, you can flip the 17.3-inch Full HD touch-enabled display around and use the Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 just like you would a normal tablet.

Of course, because the Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 isn’t a tablet but a powerful convertible laptop, it has sufficient performance to run even the most demanding desktop software, thanks to an Intel Core i7-7500U processor clocked at 2.7 GHz. And because it features a dedicated graphics card with 2 GB of video memory from Nvidia, light gaming is easily possible.

Dell ships the Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 with a 512 GB SSD, which means that you won’t have to decide whether you would rather have speed or plenty of storage space—you can have both.

Think what you want about the direction Apple is going with its latest MacBooks, but this 17-inch MacBook Pro exemplifies everything that has made Apple so famous and successful over the years. Its aluminum unibody chassis is precision-milled to perfection, and no connectivity options have been sacrificed in the name of portability.

In fact, the 17-inch MacBook Pro even has a slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer DVD support, in addition to Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, a Firewire port, three USB 2.0 ports, optical digital/analog audio in/out, a Mini DisplayPort that supports an external display at 2560×1600, and an ExpressCard slot. They just don’t make MacBooks like this anymore. The only thing it lacks is an SD card reader, but that can be easily fixed because there are so many USB ports to plug an SD card reader into.

The laptop’s 17-inch LED-backlit display has 1920×1200 pixels, which makes it less suited for multimedia and more suited for web browsing and productivity. Its Intel Core i7 processor isn’t afraid even of the heaviest loads, and the included 1 TB SSHD (Solid State Hybrid) Hard Drive is a satisfactory compromise between speed and performance.

If you want an inexpensive laptop with a large screen, the Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S is as good as it gets. Just be aware that this isn’t a Windows laptop but a Chromebook, which means that it runs Google’s Chrome OS, a lightweight operating system based on Linux and the Chrome web browser.

Because Chrome OS has been created with the web in mind, some heavy-duty applications, such as Photoshop or AutoCAD, aren’t supported. What is supported, however, is Play Store and almost 3 million Android apps that are currently available through it. Apart from Android apps, the Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S can also run apps from Chrome Web Store, which include the popular open source video player VLC, the powerful photo editor Polarr, Microsoft’s office suite of applications, and many others.

The Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S has an energy-efficient Intel Celeron Dual-Core 3205U 1.5 GHz processor, 4 GB of memory, 15.6-Inch Full HD IPS screen, 9-hour battery life, and 32 GB of storage space. If you ever need more storage space, you can either store your files in the cloud with free Google Drive storage or use an SD card for storage space expansion.

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